Author: nationalpoint

By Iduozee Paul, BeninFollowing the constant killing of citizens in his locality, the chairman of Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Hon. Sylvester Okoro has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen operating in his council area to quit or face legal action for killings and destroying farmlands belonging to his people.Hon. Okoro equally reiterated his stand on the vacation notice earlier given the herdsmen in Orhionmwon.The council boss who, spoke shortly after a meeting at the instance of the Edo State commissioner of police presided over by the deputy commissioner of police, Ayodeji  Faniyan,to address the matter, said the council cannot…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninSince the coronavirus pandemic came to Nigeria, life has become miserable and a torment for more Nigerians, especially, those living on proceeds from daily income, the self-employed and people working in private firms.Researchers have disclosed that almost 90 per cent of Nigerian citizens rely on daily income to feed and so survival under the present circumstance is possible only if they go out to work.As the pandemic keeps on spreading in the nation, forcing,both federal and state governments to close boarders and businesses and other activities in the country, the economy has crumbled and majority of the…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentThe chairman, Benin branch of the  Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA), Collins Benson Ogiegbaen, has threatened to carry out citizen arrest of Chief Nosakhare Osadolor (aka Afro) over allegation that he is shielding from arrest, his children suspected to have assaulted one of their member, Osiobase Omo-Iyoha, whose whereabouts is still unknown. The abduction took place on May 9, 2020.Ogiegbaen issued the threat during an emergency joint meeting with civil society groups in Benin City. He disclosed that the lawyer, Omo-Iyoha, while trying to settle an argument between Osadolor‘s children and another fellow, was beaten to a…

Dear Mr. President, RE: ADDRESSING THE CONTINUED INJUSTICE AGAINST THE NIGER DELTA PEOPLE VIZ. THE LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS IN THE NNPC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES/DEPARTMENTSFirstly, we wish to extend our deepest condolences to you on the passing of Mallam Abba Kyari, your late Chief of Staff. We supplicate the Almighty for the repose of his soul, and the souls of all our country men and women who have died as result of the corona virus pandemic. We commiserate with the families and loved ones of the deceased, while we wish all who are currently undergoing treatment speedy recovery. It is our hope that…

Child Protection advocates in Rivers State have hailed the sentencing to death of a 30 year old university student who murdered a little girl of eight years for ritual purposes. A high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli, has sentenced a second year student of Physics department at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Ifeanyi Dike, and one Ugochukwu Nwamiro, to death by hanging for the murder of an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba.The two were sentenced to death without an option of fine. The judgement indicates that one is to be hung by…

One of the unintended ironies of the Coronavirus pandemic is that although it brings great suffering and death, it also presents an incredible opportunity to reimagine the world we live in, and to build a better future.In Rivers State, we can not afford to miss the opportunity that this crisis presents.As our forbears did after the Civil War, we have a chance to think and work together to recreate our State, from the emotional and psychological debris of this pandemic.But this means that we must think critically and keep an open mind.It means that our response to the pandemic must…

INTRODUCTIONWhile it is true that the Nigerian economy is dependent on Oil which accounts for over 90% of export earnings and 40% of government revenues coupled with the current gloomy oil market outlook, her fortunes prima facie looks bleak.A more cursory look in these times reveal otherwise; there are actually advantages that must be creatively harnessed for genuine organic growth and wealth redistribution.Natural resources – predominantly gas.Large young “working” population.creative minds that can recognize the opportunities, look inward and develop Nigerian solution to Nigeria’s challenges.approximately 80% of Nigerians do not rely on foreign import for their sustenance.NATURE OF THE OIL…

The ravages of COVID-19 in the country and States of the Niger Delta have shown up the failure of governance in the six states of Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. Poverty ravaged citizens brought low by corruption, their life support systems degraded by pollution, battle to stay still caught between hunger, thirst and a ravaging pandemic in this feature by Ibiba DonPedro, a project of the Centre for Media, Environment and Development Communications CEMEDEC.Chief Nyesom WikeAn abrasive personality with a gravely, hoarse voice that comes in startling counter to the calm heights of the office he…

My attention has been drawn to the above mentioned on-line publication of 9thMay, 2020 credited to Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Esq., SAN, wherein the author accused His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State of alleged acts of lawlessness and arbitrariness including alleged arbitrary arrest of two Pilots and oil workers and threatened auction of vehicles impounded from defaulters under Executive Order RSVG 06, 2020 which prohibits human and vehicular movements in Port Harcourt City Local Government and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas until further notice.The main thrust of Adegboruwa’s criticism is that the right to property is guaranteed by…